EP3057795A1 - Valeur d'authentification pour une matrice de tête d'impression sur la base des caractéristiques électriques des dispositifs analogiques - Google Patents

Valeur d'authentification pour une matrice de tête d'impression sur la base des caractéristiques électriques des dispositifs analogiques

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EP3057795A1
EP3057795A1 EP13786020.1A EP13786020A EP3057795A1 EP 3057795 A1 EP3057795 A1 EP 3057795A1 EP 13786020 A EP13786020 A EP 13786020A EP 3057795 A1 EP3057795 A1 EP 3057795A1
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Prior art keywords
fluid ejection
authentication value
ejection device
analog devices
electrical characteristics
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Daryl E. Anderson
Huston W. Rice
Eric T. Martin
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Hewlett Packard Development Co LP
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J29/00—Details of, or accessories for, typewriters or selective printing mechanisms not otherwise provided for
    • B41J29/38—Drives, motors, controls or automatic cut-off devices for the entire printing mechanism
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
    • B41J2/01—Ink jet
    • B41J2/015—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process
    • B41J2/04—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating single droplets or particles on demand
    • B41J2/045—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating single droplets or particles on demand by pressure, e.g. electromechanical transducers
    • B41J2/04501—Control methods or devices therefor, e.g. driver circuits, control circuits
    • B41J2/04535—Control methods or devices therefor, e.g. driver circuits, control circuits involving calculation of drop size, weight or volume
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
    • B41J2/01—Ink jet
    • B41J2/015—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process
    • B41J2/04—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating single droplets or particles on demand
    • B41J2/045—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating single droplets or particles on demand by pressure, e.g. electromechanical transducers
    • B41J2/04501—Control methods or devices therefor, e.g. driver circuits, control circuits
    • B41J2/04565—Control methods or devices therefor, e.g. driver circuits, control circuits detecting heater resistance
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
    • B41J2/01—Ink jet
    • B41J2/015—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process
    • B41J2/04—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating single droplets or particles on demand
    • B41J2/045—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating single droplets or particles on demand by pressure, e.g. electromechanical transducers
    • B41J2/04501—Control methods or devices therefor, e.g. driver circuits, control circuits
    • B41J2/0458—Control methods or devices therefor, e.g. driver circuits, control circuits controlling heads based on heating elements forming bubbles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
    • B41J2/01—Ink jet
    • B41J2/015—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process
    • B41J2/04—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating single droplets or particles on demand
    • B41J2/045—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating single droplets or particles on demand by pressure, e.g. electromechanical transducers
    • B41J2/04501—Control methods or devices therefor, e.g. driver circuits, control circuits
    • B41J2/04586—Control methods or devices therefor, e.g. driver circuits, control circuits controlling heads of a type not covered by groups B41J2/04575 - B41J2/04585, or of an undefined type
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F21/00—Security arrangements for protecting computers, components thereof, programs or data against unauthorised activity
    • G06F21/60—Protecting data
    • G06F21/62—Protecting access to data via a platform, e.g. using keys or access control rules
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2202/00—Embodiments of or processes related to ink-jet or thermal heads
    • B41J2202/01—Embodiments of or processes related to ink-jet heads
    • B41J2202/17—Readable information on the head

Definitions

  • Fluid ejection devices such as print cartridges are used in, for example, printers or other types of fluid dispensing systems to cause fluid to be ejected on to a print or other type of medium to print an image. Verifying the authenticity of the fluid ejection device is advisable.
  • Figure 1 illustrates an implementation of a fluid ejection device in accordance with various examples
  • Figure 2 illustrates a portion of a print head die in accordance with various examples
  • Figure 3 illustrates multiple drop generators disposed around a fluid feed slot in accordance with various examples
  • Figure 4 is a schematic representation of a fluid ejection device in accordance with various examples
  • Figure 5 is a method for generating an authentication value for a fluid ejection device in accordance with various examples.
  • Figure 6 is a method further elaborating on how the authentication value is generated in accordance with various examples.
  • a fluid ejection device Such a device may be used in various applications such as in cartridges and printers.
  • the fluid to be ejected by the device may comprise printer ink, toner, clear liquid, or other types of fluid such as fluids for forensic or pharmaceutical applications.
  • a fluid ejection device may include a print head die (in some examples referred to as a print head) and may also include a fluid reservoir.
  • the die is the result of semiconductor wafer processing and includes at least one semiconductor or electric component.
  • the die includes SU8 to facilitate fabrication of at least one component on the die.
  • the illustrative fluid ejection device described herein includes a storage element for storing an authentication value usable to verify the authenticity of the fluid ejection device.
  • the authentication value stored on the fluid ejection device is generated based on various analog devices that are part of the fluid ejection device.
  • the analog devices are firing resistors, but can be other than the resistors in other examples.
  • the authentication value is generated based on the resistance of various of the firing resistors.
  • Figure 1 shows a fluid ejection device 22 in accordance with one example.
  • the fluid ejection device 22 includes a print head die 40 that ejects drops of fluid through a nozzle array 34 towards a print medium.
  • the nozzle array 34 includes a plurality of individual nozzles.
  • the fluid is provided to nozzle array 34 from a fluid reservoir.
  • the ink reservoir is integrated into the fluid ejection device 22, while in other implementations, the ink reservoir is separate from the fluid ejection device, but connected to the fluid ejection device through a fluidic connection such as a supply tube.
  • Nozzle array 34 may be arranged in the fluid ejection device 22 such that properly sequenced ejection of fluid from nozzle array 34 causes characters, symbols, and/or graphics or images to be printed on to a print medium as the fluid ejection device 22 and print medium are moved relative to each other.
  • the fluid ejection device 22 may be used as a consumable, and thus a replaceable, component of a printer or other fluid dispensing system.
  • the fluid ejection device 22 includes analog devices AD 1 - A n+1 .
  • each analog device AD 1 - A n+1 comprises a resistor such as a print head die firing resistor.
  • the firing resistor includes a thermal resistor.
  • the analog device includes a piezo resistor.
  • the analog devices AD 1 - A n+1 cause drops of fluid to be ejected on to a print medium.
  • the print head die 40 also includes a storage element 70 which stores an authentication value 72. The authentication value 72 is generated based on comparisons AD 1 /AD n , AD 2 /AD n+1 of at least some of the analog devices AD 1 - AD n+1 .
  • each comparison AD 1 /AD n , AD 2 /AD n+1 , etc. is based on a difference between the measured electrical characteristics of a corresponding pair of analog devices AD 1 and AD 2 , AD n and AD n+1 , etc.
  • a logic "1 " may indicate that the electrical characteristic of AD 1 is greater than the electrical characteristic of AD 2
  • a logic "0" may indicate that the electrical characteristic for AD 1 is less than the electrical characteristic for AD 2
  • the measured electrical characteristics include a resistance of a firing resistor.
  • the fluid ejection device 22 also includes an electrical connection 71 through which the authentication value 72 can be provided to and stored in the storage element 70, and subsequently read from the storage element 70 for purposes of, for example, authenticating the fluid ejection device 22.
  • the generation and use of the authentication value is further explained below.
  • Figure 2 is a diagram illustrating a portion of print head die 40 in accordance with one example.
  • the die may be part of a print head.
  • the print head die 40 may include an array of fluid ejecting elements 42.
  • Fluid ejecting elements 42 may be formed on a substrate 44, 48, 50, which has a fluid feed slot 46 formed therein.
  • fluid feed slot 46 provides a supply of a fluid to fluid ejecting elements 42.
  • Fluid feed slot 46 is one example of a fluid feed source.
  • Other examples of fluid feed sources include corresponding individual fluid feed holes feeding corresponding vaporization chambers and multiple shorter fluid feed trenches that each feed corresponding groups of fluid ejecting elements.
  • a thin-film structure 48 includes a fluid feed channel 54 formed therein which communicates with fluid feed slot 46 formed in substrate 44.
  • An orifice layer 50 has a front face 50a and a nozzle opening 34a formed in front face 50a. Nozzle opening 34a is part of nozzle array 34.
  • Orifice layer 50 also includes a vaporization chamber 56 formed therein which communicates with nozzle opening 34a and fluid feed channel 54 of thin-film structure 48.
  • a firing resistor 52a is positioned within vaporization chamber 56 and leads 58 electrically couple firing resistor 52a to circuitry to control the application of electrical current through selected firing resistors.
  • a drop generator 60 may include firing resistor 52a, vaporization chamber 56 and nozzle opening 34a.
  • Nozzle opening 34a may be operatively associated with firing resistor 52a such that, upon energizing of firing resistor 52a, droplets of fluid within vaporization chamber 56 are ejected through nozzle opening 34a (e.g., substantially normal to the plane of firing resistor 52a) and toward a print medium.
  • Figure 3 is a diagram illustrating drop generators 60 located along fluid feed slot 46 in one example of print head die 40.
  • Fluid feed slot 46 includes opposing fluid feed slot sides 46a and 46b.
  • Drop generators 60 are disposed along each of the opposing ink feed slot sides 46a and 46b.
  • a total of n drop generators 60 are located along fluid feed slot 46, with m drop generators 60 located along fluid feed slot side 46a, and n-m drop generators 60 located along fluid feed slot side 46b.
  • n is 704, but any suitable number of drop generators 60 may be disposed along fluid feed slot 46.
  • Fluid feed slot 46 provides fluid to each of the n drop generators 60 disposed along fluid feed slot 46.
  • Each of the n drop generators 60 includes a firing resistor 52a, a vaporization chamber 56 and a nozzle opening 34a.
  • Each of the n vaporization chambers 56 may be fluidically coupled to fluid feed slot 46 through at least one fluid feed channel 54.
  • the firing resistors 52a of drop generators 60 are energized in a controlled sequence to eject fluid from vaporization chambers 56 and through nozzle openings 34a to print an image on a print medium.
  • Figure 4 provides an example of a schematic representation of the fluid ejection device 22.
  • the fluid ejection device 22 includes or is defined by a print head die 40.
  • the fluid ejection device 22 includes a plurality of analog devices such as firing resistors 52a.
  • the fluid ejection device 22 may also include a storage element 70 and an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) 80.
  • the storage element comprises any suitable type of non-transitory, non-volatile storage device.
  • the storage element 70 may be used to store an authentication value 72 and a measurement sequence key 74.
  • the resistors 52a, the storage element 70 and the ADC 80 are integral components of the print head die 40.
  • the authentication value 72 stored on the fluid ejection device 22 may be calculated during manufacturing and assembly of the fluid ejection device 22 based on at least some of the firing resistors 52a. While the firing resistors 52a nominally may have the same resistance, in practice due to manufacturing tolerances, the resistances of the firing resistors 52a are not all identical. A resistance measurement device that has sufficient precision will be able to discern the resistive differences between the various firing resistors 52a. The variability of the resistances is used as a "fingerprint" to generate a unique authentication value for each fluid ejection device 22.
  • the authentication value is stored in the storage element 70 of the fluid ejection device by a host device (e.g., during manufacturing) and may subsequently be used by a printer in which the fluid ejection device 22 is installed to verify the authenticity of the fluid ejection device.
  • the printer may replicate the measurement of the various firing resistors to generate a second authentication value, compare the newly generated second authentication value to the authentication value 72 previously stored in the storage element 70 of the fluid ejection device 22. If the two authentication values match, the fluid ejection device 22 is deemed to be authentic; otherwise, the fluid ejection device 22 is deemed not to be authentic.
  • the authentication value 72 is based on a comparison of resistances of pairs of firing resistors 52a. For example, between two resistors, R1 and R2, a logic “1 " may indicate that the resistance for R1 is greater than the resistance for R2, while a logic "0" may indicate that the resistance for R1 is less than the resistance for R2.
  • Each bit of the authentication value thus may represent the comparison of the measured resistances of a specific pair of firing resistors 52a. If the authentication value is, for example, a 16-bit value, then the comparison of 16 pairs of firing resistors 52a are encoded in the authentication value.
  • the authentication value 72 may also be encrypted.
  • the ADC 80 may be coupled between the electrical connection 71 ( Figure 1 ) and the analog devices 52 to facilitate measuring the electrical characteristics of the analog devices.
  • the ADC 80 converts the electrical characteristics to a digital form to be stored on the storage element 70 in the form of the authentication value, for example at the manufacturing stage.
  • the ADC 80 converts the electrical characteristics to a digital form to be read by a fluid dispensing system into which the fluid ejection device 22 is installed, and compared by the fluid dispensing system to the authentication value 72 already stored on the storage element during an authentication process.
  • the ADC 80 is an integral component of the die 40 so that it can be used by a connected host device (e.g., equipment at the manufacturing stage to initially sore the authentication value 72 into the fluid ejection device 22 or a fluid dispensing system for authentication of the fluid ejection device) for measuring the electrical characteristics.
  • a connected host device e.g., equipment at the manufacturing stage to initially sore the authentication value 72 into the fluid ejection device 22 or a fluid dispensing system for authentication of the fluid ejection device
  • the authentication value 72 initially may be formed as a tristate value with each state indicating a result of a comparison of the electrical characteristics of a pair of firing resistors.
  • One state may indicate that a first firing resistor is greater than a second firing resistor, while a second state may indicate the first firing resistor is less than the second firing resistor.
  • a third state may indicate that the two firing resistors are approximately equal (e.g., within a predetermined range of each other).
  • These tristate values then may be converted to a sequence of binary bits (e.g., a larger binary number) to represent the authentication value 72 stored on the fluid ejection device 22.
  • the conversion of the tristate values to a binary number is a form of encryption, and the binary number may be further encrypted as desired.
  • the measurement sequence key 74 indicates which firing resistors 52a were measured for the computation of the authentication value 72 stored on the fluid ejection device 22.
  • the measurement sequence key 74 may be used by a fluid dispensing system into which the fluid ejection device 22 is installed to determine which firing resistors were used to generate the authentication value 72 to thereby permit the dispensing system to recreate the same process for computing its own authentication value for authentication of the fluid ejection device 22.
  • the measurement sequence key may be any of multiple different values, each value specifying a specific set of firing resistors to be used in the comparison.
  • the manufacturing equipment that initially generates the authentication value 72 and the fluid dispensing system that receives and authenticates the fluid ejection device 22 are preprogrammed to determine based on the measurement sequence key 74 which specific set of firing resistors are used in the firing resistor resistance comparisons to generate the authentication value.
  • Figure 5 illustrates a method for generating the authentication value 72.
  • Figure 5 (and Figure 6) refer to "analog devices.”
  • analog devices are firing resistors.
  • the method includes measuring the electrical characteristics of a plurality of analog devices (e.g., resistances of firing resistors). The measured electrical characteristics may be converted to digital values by the ADC 80.
  • the method further includes computing an authentication value based on the measured electrical characteristics.
  • the authentication value may be encrypted.
  • the method includes storing the generated authentication value on the fluid ejection device 22 (e.g., in the storage element 70).
  • the measurement sequence key 74 may be generated and stored in storage element 70 to indicate which analog devices were used to form the form the authentication value.
  • the fluid ejection device 22 may be connected to, or otherwise installed in, a fluid dispensing system and the electrical characteristics may be measured again, for example again through the ADC 80, and compared to the (decrypted) authentication value to authenticate the fluid ejection device 22.
  • Figure 6 illustrates an implementation of operation 102 from Figure 5.
  • electrical characteristics of multiple pairs of analog devices e.g., resistances of firing resistors
  • the authentication value is generated based on the results of the comparisons of the measured electrical characteristics.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne une matrice de tête d'impression qui comprend un élément de stockage. La matrice de tête d'impression comprend une pluralité de dispositifs analogiques. L'élément de stockage est destiné à stocker une valeur d'authentification. La valeur d'authentification est générée sur la base des comparaisons des caractéristiques électriques mesurées d'au moins une partie des dispositifs analogiques.
EP13786020.1A 2013-10-15 2013-10-15 Valeur d'authentification pour une matrice de tête d'impression sur la base des caractéristiques électriques des dispositifs analogiques Withdrawn EP3057795A1 (fr)

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